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# Show size of a file
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\-\-\-- dataentry snipplet \-\-\-- snipplet_tags: files, file size
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LastUpdate_dt: 2010-07-31 Contributors: Frank Lazzarini type: snipplet
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This is a simple snippet to echo the size of a file in bytes.
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#!/bin/bash
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FILENAME=/home/heiko/dummy/packages.txt
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FILESIZE=$(wc -c < "$FILENAME")
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# non standard way (GNU stat): FILESIZE=$(stat -c%s "$FILENAME")
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echo "Size of $FILENAME = $FILESIZE bytes."
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